Health·2,828 stories
Health News — Page 129
AI English Falls Short on Variation and Readability
Linguistic research identifies variation and readability as the two traits that make human-written English feel distinct from AI-generated 'exam English,' with practical advice for recognizing and usi
Offshore wind farms shift 1.5M tons of sediment annually
A new Helmholtz‑Zentrum Hereon study shows that existing North Sea offshore wind farms are rerouting roughly 1.5 million tons of sediment each year, reshaping carbon burial and potentially affecting e
AI framework finds superhard carbon, exotic allotropes
Researchers at Xi'an Jiaotong University used an AI‑driven, CrystaLLM‑based framework with a hybridization Shannon entropy descriptor to discover several new carbon allotropes, including a superhard p
Raccoons solve puzzles even without food reward
A research experiment using multi-access puzzle boxes found that raccoons kept solving puzzles for 20 minutes even after consuming the single marshmallow reward, showing they are intrinsically motivat
15,800‑Year‑Old Dogs Buried with Humans in Anatolia
Ancient DNA from two Anatolian sites shows dogs were buried with humans 15,800 years ago, ate fish, and rapidly spread across Europe, linking them to early farming and modern European breeds.
Chemists use electricity to make 2(5H)-furanone from
Chemists at Wageningen University & Research (WUR) and Utrecht University have pioneered an electrochemical method to produce 2(5H)-furanone, a crucial biomass-derived building block for plastics and
RNA‑guided dCas12f–σE activates bacterial genes
Scientists have uncovered a novel RNA‑guided CRISPR system in Bacteroidetes gut bacteria that switches on genes without protein transcription factors, confirming a 60‑year‑old hypothesis about RNA‑med
Kennesaw Study Finds Students Use AI for Brainstorming
A pilot study at Kennesaw State University reveals that undergraduates actively collaborate with generative AI, using it for brainstorming, revising, and overcoming writer’s block while retaining cont
Open‑Label Placebo Boosts Health in Older Adults
A new open‑label placebo trial shows that telling older adults a supplement is fake still improves stress, memory, optimism and physical performance, while separate research maps children’s core play
USF Study: Work‑Based Learning Closes Cybersecurity Gap
A University of South Florida study shows that work‑based learning, especially in associate‑degree programs and industry‑partnered experiential courses, is crucial for narrowing the cybersecurity tale
Quantum events put in superposition of time
University of Vienna physicists have demonstrated that quantum events can be placed into a superposition of temporal order, with results 18 standard deviations from classical predictions, strongly sug
Drexel Finds Simple Liquids Can Fracture Like Solids
Drexel University researchers accidentally discovered that simple liquids can fracture like brittle solids when stretched past a critical stress threshold, a finding that challenges the long-held view
Erythritol Impairs Brain Vessels, Raises Stroke Risk
A University of Colorado Boulder study finds that erythritol, a common sugar substitute, disrupts brain blood‑vessel cell function and heightens oxidative stress, suggesting a potential increase in st
Stanford study links Antarctic sea‑ice loss to heat
A Stanford study using two decades of under‑ice Argo data shows that increased precipitation and storm‑driven upwelling together triggered the abrupt 2016 Antarctic sea‑ice collapse after years of exp
UCSF Team Finds Gut-Brain Pathway Behind Appetite Loss
UCSF researchers have identified a two-step gut-brain signaling pathway — tuft cells releasing acetylcholine to activate neighboring cells that then flood the vagus nerve with serotonin — that explain
NHS Sonographer Vacancies Double to 24% Since 2019
NHS sonographer vacancies in England have doubled to 24% since 2019, leaving pregnant women and cancer patients facing dangerous delays for vital scans, the Society of Radiographers has warned.
Cambridge revives Henslow's 1827 botany course that shaped Darwin
Cambridge University Botanic Garden is launching a four-week summer botany course that revives the spirit, curriculum and 200-year-old teaching materials of Prof John Stevens Henslow's 1827 course — t
Quasi‑liquid layer speeds clathrate hydrate growth
A University of Oklahoma team discovered that a quasi‑liquid interfacial layer on clathrate hydrates thickens with chemical additives, accelerating CO₂ diffusion and boosting hydrate growth rates; PNA
Argonne, Northwestern image nanoframe plasmon dynamics
Scientists at Argonne National Laboratory and Northwestern University used ultrafast electron microscopy to capture the spatial and temporal dynamics of plasmon oscillations in gold and platinum nanof
FDA outlines 2026 food safety and labeling plan
The FDA briefed Senate on a sweeping 2026 agenda that targets infant formula safety, label updates, ultra‑processed food definitions, expanded plant inspections, and stronger seafood safety for consum
Get the Health newsletter
Curated health stories, every morning. Free.
No spam. Unsubscribe anytime.